Avi Goldfarb
@avigoldfarb.bsky.social
Professor at Rotman, University of Toronto. Economics of digital technology and AI.
We find (1) personally receiving a false positive leads to a persistent decline in screening, (2) exposure to false positives through a co-worker decreases screening, (3) these effects are mitigated in workplaces that had recently experienced true positives. (2/2)
When Good Products Fail: How False Positives Affect Usage of Novel Screening Technologies
<p><span>We examine how idiosyncratic product failures in the form of false positive results affect the usage of novel screening technologies, both through dire
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July 3, 2025 at 3:47 PM
We find (1) personally receiving a false positive leads to a persistent decline in screening, (2) exposure to false positives through a co-worker decreases screening, (3) these effects are mitigated in workplaces that had recently experienced true positives. (2/2)
Thanks to the @sloanfoundation.bsky.social for support!
February 27, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Thanks to the @sloanfoundation.bsky.social for support!
Maria Petrova Gregor Schubert Bledi Taska Pinar Yildirim, Italo Colantone, Jordan Mansell Alex Beyer Ori Freiman John McAndrews & Clifton van der Linden, @dacemoglumit.bsky.social Asuman Ozdaglar James Siderius, and Joshua Tucker. Coeditors Catherine Tucker, Ajay Agrawal, and @joshgans.bsky.social
February 27, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Maria Petrova Gregor Schubert Bledi Taska Pinar Yildirim, Italo Colantone, Jordan Mansell Alex Beyer Ori Freiman John McAndrews & Clifton van der Linden, @dacemoglumit.bsky.social Asuman Ozdaglar James Siderius, and Joshua Tucker. Coeditors Catherine Tucker, Ajay Agrawal, and @joshgans.bsky.social
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February 27, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Entries by
Martin Beraja
& Noam Yuchtman, Chiara Farronato, Steven Callandar, Talia Gillis Scott Nelson & Jann Spiess,
@joshgans, @jasonfurman.bsky.social, Paul Scharre, Dan Gross, Jon Lindsay, Vasiliki Fouka & Bryony Reich,
Martin Beraja
& Noam Yuchtman, Chiara Farronato, Steven Callandar, Talia Gillis Scott Nelson & Jann Spiess,
@joshgans, @jasonfurman.bsky.social, Paul Scharre, Dan Gross, Jon Lindsay, Vasiliki Fouka & Bryony Reich,
Ah. Good idea. The classic paper.
December 15, 2024 at 3:07 PM
Ah. Good idea. The classic paper.